James Buchli
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James Frederick Buchli is a retired United States Marine aviator and former NASA astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle missions.
Buchli in 1987
STS-61-A
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STS-61-A was the 22nd mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program. It was a scientific Spacelab mission, funded and directed by West Germany – hence the non-NASA designation of D-1. STS-61-A was the ninth
James Buchli
…orbited the Earth 319 times, traveling 7.74 million miles in 20 days, 10 hours, 25 minutes, 32 seconds. He served as a mission specialist on STS-51-C, STS-61-A, STS-29, and STS-48. From March 1989 till May 1992 he also served as Deputy Chief of the Astronaut Office. On September 1, 1992, Buchli retired from…
Guion Bluford, Reinhard Furrer, and Ernst Messerschmid in Spacelab Module LM2, serving as the Spacelab D1 laboratory.
Back: Nagel, Bluford, Messerschmid and Ockels Front: Furrer, Dunbar, Buchli and HartsfieldSpace Shuttle program← STS-51-J (21)STS-61-B (23) →
The Grand Canyon from orbit
Clearwater Lakes in Quebec, Canada (meteorite impact craters) as seen during the mission.